Airports / South Dakota / YKN
Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
KYKN / YKNYankton, South DakotaELEV 1,306 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#4 / 17
South Dakota airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 12 Google ratings — ranked against 17 rated SD fields.
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD).
Overview
Chan Gurney Municipal Airport, listed as KYKN / YKN, is a mid-sized airport in Yankton, South Dakota. The airport sits 1,306 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YKN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD, 49 nm), Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX, 54 nm), and Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (OFK, 56 nm).
Charter pricing from YKN depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Yankton.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“And on the return stop, they allowed us to spend the night in their very comfortable FBO, complete with air conditioning and hot showers.”
Thomas Schuh5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“And on the return stop, they allowed us to spend the night in their very comfortable FBO, complete with air conditioning and hot showers.”
Thomas Schuh5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Great fuel prices, and excellent customer service!”
Thomas Schuh5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Chan Gurney Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KYKN
IATA
YKN
FAA / Local
YKN
Elevation
1,306 ft
Coordinates
42.9167° N · 97.3859° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SD fields
state range 1,289–3,931 ft
At 1,306 ft, YKN sits lower than 72% of the 18 South Dakota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 49nmFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls
- 54nmSUXSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day FieldSioux City
- 56nmOFKKarl Stefan Memorial AirportNorfolk
- 88nmOLUColumbus Municipal AirportColumbus
- 95nmHONHuron Regional AirportHuron
- 117nmOMAEppley AirfieldOmaha
Location
Open the full mapKYKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, SD
From the ramp
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